LED + SSL

The SSLN16 Series from Lighting Services Inc is an LED accent luminaire that comes complete with the IMS LED MR16 4W lamp. This lamp has a 70,000-hour rated life, is available in two color temperatures (3200K or 4300K), and offers a choice of three beam spreads: 12° (spot), 24° (flood) or 34° (wide flood). Click [...]

On June 20, 2011, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will host a 90-minute live webcast providing an up-to-date assessment of LED replacements for linear fluorescent lamps. In this webcast, Jason Tuenge of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) will discuss current Lighting Facts-listed products as well as products evaluated in the latest CALiPER reports. Eric [...]

For its April cover story, Electrical Contractor Magazine published an article I wrote about OLEDs, drawing on information provided by the Department of Energy and Acuity Brands’ Peter Ngai. Some industry observers have predicted that solid-state lighting technology (SSL) will satisfy most lighting applications by the end of the decade. One particular SSL technology on [...]

Acuity Brands Lighting has announced the introduction of the Acculamp product line, the company’s first-ever offering of LED lamps and the result of the previously announced business collaboration between Acuity Brands and Neonlite Electronic & Lighting (HK), Ltd. Available in the United States and Canada through Acuity Brands’ sales representatives, the inaugural Acculamp product line, [...]

By Jim Brodrick, U.S. Department of Energy Now that I’m back in the confines of my relatively calm office in our nation’s capital, I thought I’d share some thoughts on what I saw in the City of Brotherly Love last week at LIGHTFAIR International, which was a buzzing beehive of burning activity. I enjoyed meeting [...]

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors recently announced that it has launched a new section within its LED Light Site www.ledlight.osram-os.com, labeled LED Fundamentals. The online tool is dedicated to providing instruction and educational tutorials on a range of subjects from LED lighting applications to LED system design considerations, and with a special focus on engineering discipline for [...]

The high-brightness (HB) LED lighting market (packaged chips) continues to grow and is forecasted to reach $4.3 billion by 2014, according to LED Luminaire Market Review and Forecast 2011, a new report by Strategies Unlimited. With this explosive growth, the HB LED fixture market will follow in the same fashion–growing to more than $8 billion [...]

The National Lighting Product Information Program (NLPIP) at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Lighting Research Center (LRC) released its latest publication, Specifier Reports: Streetlights for Local Roads, designed to provide objective performance information on streetlights for local roads in residential areas. Municipalities across the United States have applied for funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment [...]

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) Emergency Lighting Section has launched its Premium Exit Sign Program, which establishes standards for and encourages the use of high-performance exit signage. Unlike other NEMA Premium programs, this effort does not focus strictly on energy efficiency. Instead, the goal of the NEMA Premium Exit Sign Program is to increase [...]